tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post4817900291051600571..comments2016-11-05T09:25:38.382-04:00Comments on Biking in Heels: Thinking inside the BaksCyclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12072776738519243521noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-80160584181387579912013-03-12T14:37:37.633-04:002013-03-12T14:37:37.633-04:00Glad it arrived, sad it got damaged along the way!...Glad it arrived, sad it got damaged along the way!<br />I saw some bike racks in India that were built to carry 3-5 propane tanks, I kept trying to get a picture, but haven&#39;t spotted one in my folder yet. Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15115854996029876654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-33351421283323855292013-02-26T23:11:13.178-05:002013-02-26T23:11:13.178-05:00Cycler: I&#39;ve nominated you for the Liebster Aw...Cycler: I&#39;ve nominated you for the Liebster Award.<br /><br />Check it out: http://midlifecycling.blogspot.com/2013/02/nominated-for-liebster-award.htmlJustine Valinottihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-35971311229035790152013-02-23T19:05:06.091-05:002013-02-23T19:05:06.091-05:00Looking forward to hearing about the good outcome....Looking forward to hearing about the good outcome...Steve Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-76803600553987289922013-02-22T13:02:52.936-05:002013-02-22T13:02:52.936-05:00Todd Constantino of the Boston Cyclist Union has a...Todd Constantino of the Boston Cyclist Union has a CETMA bakfiets.<br /><br />You might be able to bend the linkage tab with a big crescent wrench and some clamps to hold the fork in place.<br /><br />MarkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-76057748241169062382013-02-21T17:14:51.793-05:002013-02-21T17:14:51.793-05:00No I don&#39;t think that&#39;s her in the picture...No I don&#39;t think that&#39;s her in the picture; different bakfiets.Velouriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-47796354637473164762013-02-21T15:46:35.135-05:002013-02-21T15:46:35.135-05:00here is another local owner that wrote a review of...here is another local owner that wrote a review of their new Christiania Bakfiets.<br />http://christiania2wheeler.wordpress.com/Brian Postlewaitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434254311488859982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-41628017155092119372013-02-21T15:42:26.168-05:002013-02-21T15:42:26.168-05:00Veloria, Hard to tell from the photo, but it doesn...Veloria, Hard to tell from the photo, but it doesn&#39;t appear to be Angela. <br />Cycler, there are a few more. We rode together at Honk last fall. Photos: http://www.flickr.com/groups/1774733@N25/pool/<br />You&#39;ll notice a Sorte, Cetma (orange), and a Christiania (beige) bakfiets (not a trike). Angela&#39;s neighbors have a Gazelle Cabby that I didn&#39;t get a picture of.<br />Many cargo cyclists around here hang out on the BostonAreaFamilyBike google group, and many do not have kids just cargo bikes, so you would definitely be welcome; &quot;family&quot; can be a very encompassing term :) http://groups.google.com/group/bostonareafamilybike<br />We are definitely a growing minority!Brian Postlewaitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434254311488859982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-6141791681479754622013-02-21T13:22:04.848-05:002013-02-21T13:22:04.848-05:00Oh, and the cargo bikes I &quot;know about&quot; ...Oh, and the cargo bikes I &quot;know about&quot; locally are Brian, Aaron Naparstek, Mamma Vee, The Carfree with Kids ladies, Whoever owns the Nihola trike that&#39;s often parked near the cambridge common, and the guy who builds his own. And then there&#39;s the guy who biked past my house as I was taking delivery of my bike- never seen him before.<br />Cyclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12072776738519243521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-46288041103897024742013-02-21T13:18:35.474-05:002013-02-21T13:18:35.474-05:00Is that Angela from Carfree with kids? Can&#39;t ...Is that Angela from Carfree with kids? Can&#39;t tell from the photo- it&#39;s hard to take low-light action shots!Cyclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12072776738519243521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-5411338482946949282013-02-21T12:40:53.965-05:002013-02-21T12:40:53.965-05:00Here&#39;s one more local bakfiets owner to keep y...Here&#39;s <a href="http://instagram.com/p/UXxZ5sj7nX/" rel="nofollow">one more local bakfiets owner</a> to keep you company : ) Velouriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-88042123830349636852013-02-21T10:53:50.123-05:002013-02-21T10:53:50.123-05:00WOW; I&#39;m so jealous!
That will be so much clas...WOW; I&#39;m so jealous!<br />That will be so much classier than the gassy baby (propane tank)in a kiddie trailer, which is how I do it.<br />I can&#39;t wait for your first truly epic cargo carrying post. What will it be; a gardening supply run, a trip to BJ&#39;s for a years worth of cereal, building supplies (including drywall), deliveries to a local food bank, or a BBQ on wheels?<br /><br />Congratulations,<br />Mark<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-24599454147427576452013-02-21T06:19:47.852-05:002013-02-21T06:19:47.852-05:00Congratulations! What a spectacular birthday prese...Congratulations! What a spectacular birthday present!Charlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08036691849337099909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-85120409077085080492013-02-20T09:55:59.835-05:002013-02-20T09:55:59.835-05:00Well, Hopefully UPS will make good and replace it....Well, Hopefully UPS will make good and replace it. And it&#39;s possible that it can be hooked up as is- We won&#39;t know until we try to assemble it, and am waiting for UPS to come &quot;inspect&quot; it. Will have to deal with it for at least 6-8 weeks- it will be that long before the factory does another run of red painting, and then it will have to be shipped here. <br /> I&#39;ll go crazy if I can&#39;t ride it before then!<br />Cyclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12072776738519243521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-81268978720589644042013-02-20T09:52:00.092-05:002013-02-20T09:52:00.092-05:00&quot;not sure how I&#39;m going to bend a 1/4&quo...<i>&quot;not sure how I&#39;m going to bend a 1/4&quot; plate without some serious banging on the plate&quot;</i><br /><br />You might want to talk to Paul at the Artisan&#39;s Asylum - they may have a vise or tool that could accomplish this with minimal damage. Velouriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-19750262131513878142013-02-20T09:43:45.998-05:002013-02-20T09:43:45.998-05:00&quot;the only reason to have a bakfiets is if you...<i>&quot;the only reason to have a bakfiets is if you have kids.&quot;</i><br /><br />I don&#39;t agree with those comments. A long tail like the Radish can fit 3 kids just fine. And a bakfiets has so many other uses and advantages. They are just different systems, but kids don&#39;t have anything to do with it. <br /><br />As I see it, there are three potential drawbacks to choosing the bakfiets. One is storage issues. The other is handling (some don&#39;t like it). And the third is long distance/ serious hills. I don&#39;t think either of these apply to you, so I predict you will love it. Velouriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-5773185409698045052013-02-20T09:24:28.811-05:002013-02-20T09:24:28.811-05:00You know me so well :)
I was reading the comments ...You know me so well :)<br />I was reading the comments on your Radish review and they seemed mostly towards &quot;the only reason to have a bakfiets is if you have kids. And since I don&#39;t, I was starting to panic a bit that we&#39;d made the wrong choice. I do think that I&#39;ll love it though, for the reasons listed in the post.Cyclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12072776738519243521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-1335099260183809312013-02-20T09:22:48.798-05:002013-02-20T09:22:48.798-05:00Yes, Workcycles thinks that I can probably bend t...Yes, Workcycles thinks that I can probably bend the plate back down (although I&#39;m not sure how I&#39;m going to bend a 1/4&quot; plate without some serious banging on the plate) enough to make it rideable. I just know that the paint is going to come off of it in chunks- I can see the crazing where it flexed, and it&#39;s going to just pop off the first time it gets wet then cold.<br /><br />It must have taken a LOT of force to bend it, and am hopeful that UPS will pay for a new fork/ fender.Cyclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12072776738519243521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-37838485034347728572013-02-20T09:19:34.465-05:002013-02-20T09:19:34.465-05:00For now it&#39;s going to live under the porch, ch...For now it&#39;s going to live under the porch, chained to the porch support post.<br />It&#39;s UPS, not USPS, and although they were supposed to call me yesterday, I never heard from them. We&#39;ll see how the process goes.Cyclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12072776738519243521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-56510173721987243702013-02-19T23:14:08.266-05:002013-02-19T23:14:08.266-05:00Fantabulous! Welcome to the club.
As for the steer...Fantabulous! Welcome to the club.<br />As for the steering linkage, it will probably be fine. The plate on my linkage has been bent for about a year when it was backed into by a coworker. The linkage uses a ball joint so it can take the misalignment. And this point doesn&#39;t receive much stress so the loss in strength will not be detrimental.<br />But if they pay for a replacement for, don&#39;t hesistate, say thank-you.<br />Look forward to seeing you on the road.Brian Postlewaitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434254311488859982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-75540531197940823642013-02-19T22:35:15.299-05:002013-02-19T22:35:15.299-05:00The bakfiets and you will be a match made in heave...The bakfiets and you will be a match made in heaven I am sure. Too bad about the damage, unfortunately this is fairly typical. The colour combination is interesting. Looking forward to seeing this thing in person, and congratulations! Velouriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-27566423018684511852013-02-19T20:29:57.577-05:002013-02-19T20:29:57.577-05:00Congratulations! Looks like a great addition to yo...Congratulations! Looks like a great addition to your family. I, personally, wouldn&#39;t buy a bakfiets due to my very hilly neighborhood but since you live closer to Boston I am sure it will work for you.<br /><br />Too bad it arrived damaged but it looks fixable.bostonbybikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16002562971047930168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-70627894939120780772013-02-19T20:18:43.559-05:002013-02-19T20:18:43.559-05:00A) I&#39;m so jealous!
B) Where are you going to k...A) I&#39;m so jealous!<br />B) Where are you going to keep it? If we didn&#39;t live in an upstairs apartment, I&#39;d be super jealous!<br />C) I&#39;m so sorry to hear about the damage in the mail! What a pain. I&#39;m crossing my fingers for a positive outcome (remind UPS they are losing money and this would be a good opportunity for some good PR/&quot;make me want to use the postal service again&quot; service).<br />D) I&#39;ll be looking to you as a guinea pig - I mean roll model - in all this : )tinlizzieridesagainhttp://tinlizzieridesagain.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com